International corporations trading Brazilian soy are keystone actors for water stewardship

Elena De Petrillo; Marta Tuninetti; Luca Ridolfi; Francesco Laio

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00742-4

Communications Earth & Environment (Mar 2023)

International corporations trading Brazilian soy are keystone actors for water stewardship

Elena De Petrillo,
Marta Tuninetti,
Luca Ridolfi,
Francesco Laio

Affiliations

Elena De Petrillo: Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino
Marta Tuninetti: Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino
Luca Ridolfi: Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino
Francesco Laio: Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00742-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Virtual water flows embodied in the international food trade by the largest companies can exceed those of entire nations highlighting the importance of corporations for water stewardship and security, suggests an analysis of the top 9 transnational corporations exporting Brazilian soy.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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